RSVME : Simple Q&A for Everyday — I’ve decided to change the way software is reviewed and I’m going to ask my readers for their input before I give anything the thumbs up or thumbs down. This is what the collectivism of blogging is all about, right? Collective thought. Let’s start with this (still in beta) idea: RSVME. It gives you the ability to do mini-surveys and get real-time results (within email). Seems superficial, but having played with it and listened to the creators of the company tell me about it in detail I’m convinced that there may be something here. The company thinks it will find all sorts of uses, I wonder whether people will click on the link. It’s worth playing with, and that’s a start. Download it and drop a comment. In the future I’ll set up more of these public tests and put them on a seperate forum. I think this is the future of software reviews anyway: collaboration. Then again I just got back from Sweden and may have been propagandized into that kind of thinking.
When commenting I remember this is in beta. A new beta is to be released next week.
from the site:
RSVME is a free application that integrates with Outlook and other email packages, and makes obtaining feedback from people a snap! You can quickly and easily put together a questionnaire on any subject, from the best time for soccer practice to who’s bringing what food to a party. Then select names out of your address book you want to send the questionnaire to, and send.
I like what this app is trying to do! Seems it could be used for both personal and business matters.
Might be a great way to run a quick & dirty survey of your user base for a business, for instance. No need to jump through the hoops with the marketing dept, nor listen to their prostrations about don’t have enough time, resources, how will we analyze, what will we do with the info, etc., etc.
The downside is that with everyone getting so much spam email, unless you (the sender) are white-listed, the email may not get to everyone you send it to. It could also be used by spammers with some hidden web bugs to try and collect/verify info.
Interesting idea. I give it the thumbs down because, not only is it Windows-only, my quick browse-through couldn’t turn up a list corresponding to the “and other e-mail clients” claim.
Useful idea, has portential.
I don’t think jojo’s fear of spammers using it is anything to worry about. His thought about white lists is an important aspect though.
Have to agree with Stephan on the Windows-only problem. Not just because I’m a recent switcher to a Mac; but, the first person I thought of to send a link to is a publisher of the online edition of a newspaper.
He thinks it looks trick; but, it’s useless to him being Windows-only.
The newspaper website is run with Linux — he [like most newspaper technical staff] is using a Mac.
I think it may be quite useful, I’m looking at the site and am thinking of using it also at work! I really love the way great ideas like this just keep popping up all over the net all the time!
I am retired and do not have a business but I downloaded the program at home but realized that I had no use for it . So back it went to from where it came. But I did provide them with my whereabouts and email.
Interesting idea. Like a concept car, I bet this app dies. But the idea will live on.
Great idea! Haven’t tried using it for work yet but for personal things certainly saves time and let’s you organize things and/or collect opinions in a matter of minutes!
Loved # 7 reply.
RSVME just got a “100% CLEAN” award, granted by Softpedia, one of the World’s largest free software libraries.
“We are impressed with the quality of your product and encourage you to keep this high standards in the future,” says the Softpedia award letter, received by the RSVME team.
RSVME allows PC users to rapidly get integrated feedback from friends, family and co-workers directly through their existing e-mail applications. The free product seamlessly integrates with Microsoft Outlook and is compatible with other major e-mail systems, including Outlook Express and web e-mail such as GMAIL.
“RSVME is a nifty, free and simple tool for creating questionnaires like this one: Favorite .NET Language”, writes Oskar Austegard in his Blog at http://austegard.blogspot.com/. “I’ll definitely use this next time I try to solicit answers from a group. It sure beats the pants off the voting buttons in Outlook.”